UMass snagged a 3* RB from Pennsylvania in J.T. Blyden. He claims an offer from Rutgers.

Funny in his comparison on Rivals, he is compared to 3* RB Jonathan Vickers from Tallahassee, FL. Vickers may be a 3* rated player but has offers from Alabama, FSU, Clemson, Notre Dame, Stanford, and Wisconsin (among many others). Funny how widely 3* players can vary from one with offers from UMass, Army, EMU, and maybe Rutgers to a kid with offers from all of the power teams.

Recruit picks Iowa State over Michigan State because of a jersey number.

Georgia fans to this day claim FSU only got Ernie Sims III because they unretired #34 for him (with Ron Sellers permission) and Georgia would not even entertain the idea of asking Herschel Walker to do the same.

Desean Jackson went to Cal because SC had already promised Pat Turner #1.

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I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

I thought it was because Cal said he could play both football and baseball for them. In hindsight bad move by USC.

Nah, Desean felt that it was a slap in the face since he was a Poly kid and was in their own backyard. Turner was the number 1 receiver in the country that year and they gave it to him....

...not that Desean ever did **** against us, but would have rather had D Jax.

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I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

McBride had offers from schools such as Louisville, Florida State and Auburn (but not Florida), while Mitchell had offers from schools like NC State, Syracuse and Georgia Tech.

I find it sort of interesting to see what offers each guy had before committing. Shows me perceived value of a guy that maybe the scouts don't see, though it does mean sort of little in how good a player can be, since there are other things that matter once the seasons start.

(IMO the 3 most important things to a player's development are:
1. Work Ethic (Can't coach someone who won't apply himself.)
2. Intangibles (Not just staying out of trouble, but knowing how to teach the younger guys the fundamentals of the game.)
3. Playing Time (for obvious reasons.)

DJ Calhoun is expected to announce for USC at the opening this week. Supposedly he and Mixon are trying to play at the same spot. Hopefully that holds true.

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I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

Nah, Desean felt that it was a slap in the face since he was a Poly kid and was in their own backyard. Turner was the number 1 receiver in the country that year and they gave it to him....

I don't think that's true and isn't what I've heard. I remember reading when it happened that Desean felt like USC was being cocky and had told people he was committed the morning of signing day which is upset him and made his switch to Cal. He claims he did have a silent commitment but the info getting out upset him. I don't think he would wait until signing day to switch teams just because of a jersey number.

I also remember reading that a lot of USC people were saying that the amount of depth at the WR position and lack of early playing time made him want to switch.